Sash fixture.



A. WEBER.

SASH FIXTURE APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1911,

1,012,774, Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

5] endow ANTON WEBER nnrrnn s ra rns PATENT ANTON WEBER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOB, T0 THOMAS BOOTH 09., OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, A COPARTNERSHIP.

SASH-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. it??? Application filed April 4, 1911. Serial No. 618,87.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Axron lVnBnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sashd ixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clamping devices for uniting the adjacent edges of panes of glass, panels, and other forms of sheet material to form structures.

The invention has special reference to means for clamping and supporting the adjacent edges of sheets of glass as, for example, a show window, show cases, and other similar structures.

The invention has for its object to pro vide an improved joint for clamping sheets of glass and other material together which will be light in weight and formed of several pieces instead of a solid strip.

The invention further has for its object to provide a clamping strip for the adjacent edges of glass which can be formed of inner strips andouter strips clamped together, the outer strip being of more expensive metal than the inner strip.

Referring to the accompanying drawing:Figure 1 is a view in 'ierspcctivc ofa corner of a portion of a show window showing'platcs of glass clamped together h means of joints constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view in cross section of the corner joint. shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view in horizontal section of the butt joint shown in Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, a corner joint for a show window is provided which consists of an angular strip of sheet metal 1 fin-e't'erably, formed oi copper, brass, or more expensive metal which may be of ornamental. shape and which has its longitudinal edges 2 bent over and clamped against the edges 3 of the angular portions l of a plate 5 preferably formed of rolled steel. A second smaller plate 6 similar in shape to the plate 5 is provided, the plates 5 and (3 being formed at intervals with screw holes through which project landing screws 7,

clamping between the plates 5 and 6 the adjacent edges of glass plates 8 constituting the-corner of a show window. it will be seen that by means of this construction, a

any projecting flanged portions in wi clamping joint is provided which will. be light in construction and less expensive than a solid clamping strip, the outside port'on of which will he of espensiv material it the inner clanipii'ig por ions will he ct cheaper material and yet strong and service-- able, and forming a tight joint.

In Fig. is shown a modification of the shallow gutter portion 14-, spaced apart f om the gutter shaped strip 12 and havins later-- th their edges 16 bent over and clamping the flanges 17 of a deep gutter shaped metallic strip 18 of steel. The strips 13 and 18 are ach provided with a number of screw holes located at inter 'als lengthwise thereof, through which project clamping screws 19 which also engage holes located at intervals lengthwise in the trough shaped strip 12. It will be seen that by means of this construction the screws 19 when screwed up serve to draw together the strips. l2, l3 and l8 and to firmly clamp the strip 9 against panes of glass i having their adjacent projecting between the folded edgesiG of the strip 8) and the lateral flanged portion 15 of the strip 11%. I

It will be seen that by means of this nvention a strong and rigid joint is provided which has the outside of a joint of solid e pensive metal and it will be light in weisznt and readily put together and taken apart.

What. 1 claim is 1. in a joint of t longitudinal trough sharper having longitinlinal la flanges, a plate abutting its edges bent over the e lges of the lateral flanges at the trough sh aped plate, a longitudinal metallic trough shaped strip having a longitudinalflange at each ci a}. longitudinal shallow trough shaped plate hazing lateral flanges and its edges bent over the flanges of said trough shaped strip. and binding screws connecting said several trough shaped strips,

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2. In a joint of the kind described, a pair of glass plates having the adjacent edges spaced apart from each other, an outer metallic binding member consisting of a U-shaped longitudinal metallic strip having a lateral flange at each side, and an outer strip of sheet metal having its edges bent over the edges of the flanges of'said U-shaped strip, and resting against said glass plate, and an inner clamping member consisting of a lon gitiidinal. metallic strip having lateral flanges, and a trough shaped longitudinal Witnesses strip having lateral flanges clamped by the bent over edges of the flangesgof the lastnamed strip, and binding screws connecting 15 ANTON WEBER.

H. .C. SCHROEDER, F. J. SCHROEDER. 

